Massive Sabal brazoria - Raleigh, NC

[NCFM]

Saw this at JC Raulston Arboretum today.  Wonder how old it is?

[Jeff zone 8 N.C.]

Yea that is a nice one! Their site shows 3 accessions all planted in 2009 as 5 and 7 gallons.  Use this link    https://jcra.ncsu.edu/horticulture/our-plants/results.php?search=Sabal     and you can locate the one you show in the pic to see the date of acquisition and date of planting as well as other info. 

Edited March 5, 2023 by Jeff zone 8 N.C.

[Allen]

12 hours ago, NCFM said:

Saw this at JC Raulston Arboretum today.  Wonder how old it is?

So looks like 18-20 years old from germination according to their website with guessing after doing the math.

[Jeff zone 8 N.C.]

Agreed Allen. I think it was the third one on their list, in the link (accession number 080486). That would also make it the smallest one received  at 2 gallon and planted out 2 months before the others, on the list. Maybe Gray will chime in to verify the location.

[Meangreen94z]

Yeah probably 15-20 years old. This one was put in the ground in the late 90’s in Austin, so probably 30-35 years old from seed.

[PalmTreeDude]

It looks great, I need to get one at some point. 

[GregVirginia7]

Yes…give it a try…8-years or so in ground…suffered minimal damage this last unprotected Christmas freeze…I’m north of you outside DC.

Above is September…below is current and it’s pushing out two new fronds…this growing season will bring it back to September status…gave it a haircut along with the Trachy…has about a 12” trunk.

 

 

[NCFM]

On 3/5/2023 at 6:32 PM, Jeff zone 8 N.C. said:

Agreed Allen. I think it was the third one on their list, in the link (accession number 080486). That would also make it the smallest one received  at 2 gallon and planted out 2 months before the others, on the list. Maybe Gray will chime in to verify the location.

Yes,  that's the one.  I didn't get to see the other two unfortunately since that section of the garden was temporarily closed.  I'll have to go back and check them out another time

[N8ALLRIGHT]

On 3/5/2023 at 10:37 PM, Meangreen94z said:

Yeah probably 15-20 years old. This one was put in the ground in the late 90’s in Austin, so probably 30-35 years old from seed.

Man I love that palm, it's the one at Barton Springs correct? It's been posted multiple times,I remember @Collectorpalms mentioning before he went AWOL that it didn't look quite the typical brazoria. Most of the adult photos look more like @NCFMpost. Long petioles and weeping fronds but the Barton Springs one is more upright in growth,shorter petioles and stiffer fronds. I'm sure Barton Springs knows their stuff and this could just be sun vs shade. But to my untrained eye they just look different.